healthcare costs Archives

Medications Are a National Security Issue

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jan 27, 2023 | Healthcare Policy

Over the past several years, patients experienced medication shortages that included cancer drugs, antibiotics for sepsis, and, most recently, over-the-counter pediatric analgesics. Worried parents with children suffering from RSV or the flu are purchasing $4...

Rein in National Drug Spending

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Feb 5, 2016 | Healthcare Policy

Although overall healthcare cost inflation remains relatively small, healthcare spending just passed 18 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product at the end of 2015. Because of the size of healthcare as a component of the nation’s expenditures, this continued...